Eremophila nivea
Don looked at Eremophila nivea, an emu bush with silvery stems and leaves, and purple tubular flowers in spring and summer. This attractive, upright shrub grows to around 2m (6') tall and 1.5m (5') wide. Although perfectly adapted to survive in ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Camellia Leaf Problems
Don looked at a camellia that appeared to have quite a few leaf problems. Rounded sections from some leaves were completely missing; some leaves had yellow blotches, while others were covered in dry, silvery brown patches. However, closer ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Alice Springs
This week, Don and the Burke's Backyard team visited Alice Springs. Don met some of the locals and had a good look around the area. He loved seeing all the subtle colours: the silvery blue-green of the spinifex and the lovely colours of the gum ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Fiesta apples
Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum) attacks a wide range of deciduous trees and shrubs. Apple trees may show the characteristic silvery symptoms but often the tree recovers. On stonefruit, however, the disease gets progressively worse until it ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Ctenanthe kummerana
Up to 35cm tall creeper plant with ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves 14cm in length. The dull-green leaf has white veins that are a reddish-purple on the underside. Young specimens have a silvery band along the top. Native to Brazil. [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Foliage Webbing Spider
These spiders are 6 to 10mm in body length, silvery grey to brown in colour with a contrasting pattern of light and dark brown markings on the abdomen. These spiders are 6 to 10mm in body length, silvery grey to brown in colour with a contrasting ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Common Crow or Oleander Butterfly
The Common Crow or Oleander Butterfly has a distinctive silvery pupa (chrysalis) that can often be found on oleander bushes in Sydney parks and gardens during summertime. The adult butterfly is easily recognised by its dark brown wings that are ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
St Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations - zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partial cross through the centre of the orb web. Females have a silvery carapace and a silver, yellow, red and black ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Stretch marks
Stretch marks are purple-red scars that appear in overstretched skin. Around half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks (striae gravidarum). Over time, the stretch marks lose their bright colouring and become silvery, shimmering ... [... more]
Better Health |
